BDSchindler Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 (edited) So I was thumbing through the latest issue of Modern Rodding and ran across an ad for Amsoil Motor Oil. The ad had a custom 70 Plymouth Satellite that tripped my trigger. A little digging through the innerwebs produced Weaver Customs “Thriller”… https://www.weavercustoms.com/thriller.php So, picked up the recent 70 Road Runner and set forth making a few changes. Changes so far include: Dechromed the bumpers and modified as needed Modified the grill area Added rear deck spoiler Opened the side vents on the rear quarters Lowered the front suspension Improvised the rear suspension Modified the rear wheel wells and that’s it…so far. Here’s some mock up photos using TX3DCustoms “Work Emotion” ZR10 20x8 up front and 20x10 on rear. I’ll also eventually be using TX3DCustoms Hellcat under the hood. still a lot to do! Edited June 7, 2024 by BDSchindler 8
customline Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Oh boy....love the '70. This should be fun ?. Following!
espo Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 I'm going to enjoy watching your build. I like the body lines and the overall look of the prototype.
BDSchindler Posted June 8, 2024 Author Posted June 8, 2024 Thanks guys! Will it be an exact replica? Probably not but a helluva base for inspiration! For example, the wheels and tires will be different and not as wide as I wanted but what I found is close. I just really liked the original and that in itself is a lot for me as I was never really a huge MOPAR fan. That said, I do love custom modified cars. 1
BDSchindler Posted June 19, 2024 Author Posted June 19, 2024 (edited) So, a little more progress… TX3DCustoms Hellcat is in the works… Did a little more mock up with the motor just sitting in the engine bay so I could get the opening in the hood laid out. Still needs to be puttied, sanded and primed Also opened the reverse hood scoop… Had to remove the horrible hunks of plastic that was considered hood hinges. Turns out the interior interferes with the lousy hinges and won’t let the hood sit proper. Debating if I want to attempt doing hinges or not. That’s it for now. Hopefully I’ll have more time to devote to this later this week. Edited June 19, 2024 by BDSchindler 3
Steve H Posted June 19, 2024 Posted June 19, 2024 Nice! I like the supercharger lurking under the hood. Gives it attitude, but also subtle. Well played.
Tim W. SoCal Posted June 19, 2024 Posted June 19, 2024 On 6/7/2024 at 1:53 PM, Keef said: I’ll definitely be watching this one!! Yeah, me too!...
BDSchindler Posted September 24, 2024 Author Posted September 24, 2024 Well, had some time to get back to work on this. Mounted the engine on the chassis so I could dial in the opening in the hood a bit better… Since I was playing in the engine bay, I decided to remove the molded in washer bottle, battery and so on then smooth everything out with nothing but access filler neck to the washer bottle. Still planning out where heater hoses, a/c hoses, battery cables and so forth but you get the picture… Need to fill the holes for the hinges and debating if I want to use Doug Whyte’s “floating hinges” in conjunction with magnets or just fill those areas and hide magnets to hold the hood in place. slow going for now, more as I go. 2
slusher Posted September 24, 2024 Posted September 24, 2024 I would fill it and use magnets to hold the hood in place!
BDSchindler Posted November 24, 2024 Author Posted November 24, 2024 Well, slow progress on this but finally a first shot of primer and only a few minor spots to be reworked… unfortunately, however…the hood didn’t fair as nicely. Popped it into Dr Drybooth and apparently had it just a tad too hot… to be fair, the hood was quite thin in the front so it would sit correctly on the body. Another hood is on order and I wasn’t totally happy with it anyway so now I have the opportunity to do it more like what I wanted in the first place. Here it is before primer… 2
BDSchindler Posted November 25, 2024 Author Posted November 25, 2024 On 9/24/2024 at 12:34 AM, slusher said: I would fill it and use magnets to hold the hood in place! That's what I ended up doing!
BDSchindler Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 so some more work done...fixed issues with the body, fixed the hood and re-primed... started working on the interior. Took out the back seat, altered the side panels and scratch built a waterfall console. Had to do a little filler on the console but coming along... 3
Moparman18064 Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 Wow, now that’s a console! That interior is cool.
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